2021年
Clinical Characteristics of Noncancer-Related Upper Back Pain on Initiation of Palliative Care in Patients with Incurable Cancer.
Palliative medicine reports
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- 2
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- 1
- 開始ページ
- 335
- 終了ページ
- 339
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1089/pmr.2021.0044
Background: Cancer patients experience various types of pain unrelated to their malignancy. However, no previous study has reported the prevalence of noncancer-related pain among patients with incurable cancer. Objective: We aimed to investigate the frequency of noncancer-related upper back pain, the type of noncancer disease, and pain intensity among patients. Design: This is a multicenter cross-sectional survey. Setting/Subjects: Subjects were patients with incurable cancer who underwent initiation of palliative care at two university hospitals in Japan. Measurements: Data for patient characteristics were recorded, and the upper back pain intensity, duration, analgesic use, and opioid drug use with dose were determined. Appropriate statistical tests were also performed. Results: Among the 103 patients with upper back pain, 20 (19.4%) had cancer-related pain, 28 (27.2%) had both cancer- and noncancer-related pain, and 53 (51.5%) had only noncancer-related pain. Myofascial pain was suspected in the 72 (88.9%) participants with noncancer-related pain. The median pain numerical rating scale score was four in the cancer-related pain group and seven in the other two groups (p = 0.005). Conclusions: A high proportion of outpatients with incurable cancer undergoing palliative care initiation had noncancer-related upper back pain. Severe pain at the initiation of palliative care in patients with incurable cancer may include noncancer-related pain. Trial Registration: UMIN000038371. Registered December 1, 2019.
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- DOI : 10.1089/pmr.2021.0044
- PubMed ID : 34927160
- PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC8675271